Benefits

Antioxidant

Antiulcer

Anticancer

Wound-healing

Antiviral

Antiinfluenza

Antibacterial

Sea Buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) has been used for centuries for its nutritional and medicinal properties. It is a shrub which grows orange-yellow berries, and is native to Europe and Asia. The berries, leaves, seed or pulp oils contain many useful bioactive compounds and is a rich source of natural antioxidants including vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids, flavonoids, organic acids and phytosterols. Numerous studies have been conducted demonstrating its useful effects in medicine on both humans and chickens. However the chemical composition of sea buckthorn berries vary widely depending on the manufacturer.